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EJ358395 PS515022
Title: The Shy Child.Author(s): Honig, Alice Sterling
Source: Young Children, v42 n4 p54-64 May 1987
Publication Date: 1987
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC1987
To further
practitioners' understanding of shyness, this review of research
discusses (1) origins of shyness, (2) cognition and shyness, (3)
situational factors affecting shy behavior, (4) social difficulties
of shy children, (5) shyness and sex differences, (6) persistence
of shyness, and (7) ways for caregivers to help the shy child. (RH)
Descriptors: *Affective Behavior; *Cognitive Ability; *Genetics;
Guidelines; Interpersonal Competence; *Intervention; *Preschool
Children; Preschool Education; Self Concept; Sex Differences; *Teacher
Role
Identifiers: *Shyness; Situational Context
